Fijian rugby player and Olympic silver medalist Josaia Raisuqe has died at the age of 30 after his vehicle was struck by a train while en route to training, his French club Castres confirmed.
Raisuqe, a fan favourite, had been playing in France since 2015 and was instrumental in Fiji’s rugby sevens success at the Paris Olympics.
Details of the accident are yet to be released.
Olympic medalist Josaia Raisuqe dead at 30 after horrific train accident https://t.co/9jTZF7KFaR pic.twitter.com/sSbOSaaGas
— New York Post (@nypost) May 8, 2025
Mort du rugbyman Josaia Raisuqe : les supporters du Castres Olympique lui rendent hommage quelques heures après son décès. En présence de la femme du joueur fidjien, une centaine de personnes se sont réunies devant le stade Pierre-Fabre. pic.twitter.com/5fCSfBrhCg
— La Dépêche Tarn (@ladepeche81) May 8, 2025
